Music Stores in Istambul

I arrived in Istanbul in the middle of a political crisis. On the weekend when I arrived there was a referendum that changed the political system of Turkey and the security forces were in everywhere. Even though all country was in a state of emergency, the people tried to maintain a relatively normal life.

When I walked on Istiklal Street, the shopping heart of Istanbul, I could see several street musician side by side with the police force. Then, I started to pay attention to the music scene of this neighborhood and found a cluster of music stores, instruments dealers and manufacturer.

There is a dozen of small stores, teachers, music studios, luthiers and, of course, street musicians. They are on five or six blocks near of Galata Tower, one of the main tourist point of Istanbul. It’s possible to find since the typicals Turkish instrumental until the heavy metal guitars.